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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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£750K granted to help community group save iconic pine forest
Arkaig Community Forest and Woodland Trust Scotland have been awarded the cash by People’s Postcode Lottery
NEWS 26 August 2016 by Paul Cardwell
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Scots urged to watch for butterflies after drop in sightings
Scots are being asked to keep their eyes peeled for some of the nation’s favourite and most colourful butterflies
NEWS 23 August 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Parties plea: don’t impose crippling costs on charity
MSPs have called on the Scottish Government and SSE not to pursue costs against the John Muir Trust after a failed legal bid
NEWS 23 August 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Green groups can cash in on funding offer
​In an effort to engage communities with the green spaces around them, applicants are invited to apply for funding from the Central Scotland Green Network
NEWS 23 August 2016 by Molly Millar
 
Super rich human rights abusers: the real face of Scotland’s landowners
Huge tracts of land in Scotland are owned by just seven people with links to worker exploitation and human rights abuses, a campaign group has claimed
NEWS 18 August 2016 by Graham Martin
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Ethical investors needed for community hydro
Aberdeen Community Energy (ACE) has announced that its flagship community renewable energy project, The Donside Hydro, is now open for investment
NEWS 15 August 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Chief Encounters: Stuart Brooks on the great outdoors
​Stuart Brooks of conservation charity John Muir Trust loves spending as much time outdoors and as little with frozen peas as possible
FEATURE 10 August 2016 by Molly Millar
 
Offshore wind industry offers environmental and economic opportunities
WWF Scotland has welcomed a new report showing the offshore wind industry can create jobs as well as help meet climate change targets
NEWS 8 August 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Charity ‘shocked’ after manager charged with supporting Hamas
Humanitarian charity World Vision said it was “shocked” to learn one of its officials had been charged with diverting funds to Hamas
NEWS 8 August 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Today, humans have used up all of 2016’s natural resources
Humans have used up their annual budget of natural resources as of today, according to climate change researchers from the Global Footprint Network
NEWS 8 August 2016 by Gavin Stuart
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